Crowds gather for the dedication ceremony to mark the completion of the latest phase of construction at the LCB senior living complex on 2nd Street in downtown Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.

Crowds gather for the dedication ceremony to mark the completion of the latest phase of construction at the LCB senior living complex on 2nd Street in downtown Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.

STAMFORD — The city’s housing stock continues to grow, as a number of major apartment blocks open or near completion.

Among the new projects, a 392-unit building opened earlier this month at 100 Commons Park North, in the South End. Less than a couple of miles away in the downtown, the 325-unit Atlantic Station, at the corner of Atlantic Street and Tresser Boulevard, and the 209-unit Park Vela on the Park, at the junction of West Park Place and Washington Boulevard, are both scheduled to debut in the new year.

“I’m very excited about the project,” said Bruce Berg, CEO of the Cappelli Organization’s Fuller Development Co. arm. “We like the location, given the proximity to the train station, mall and bars and restaurants in the downtown, and visibility from the highway.”

The approximately 280-foot Atlantic Station building also includes some 17,000 square feet on its ground level allocated for retail.

“We are negotiating a lease with one party and are talking to several prospective tenants,” Berg said.

Adjacent to the new building, Cappelli is renovating an Atlantic Street structure that formerly housed a post office. The use of that structure has not been finalized, but it could include dining establishments.

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A few blocks to the north, construction at Vela on the Park has also reached the final stages. The new building stands at the west end of the restaurant row around Columbus Park.

In the South End, the 100 Commons Park North building comprises the latest installment of Building and Land Technology’s mixed-use Harbor Point project.

Since building work began in 2009, BLT has constructed some 2,700 apartments at Harbor Point. When it is completed, the project will accommodate more than 4,000 units.

Down the street from 100 Commons Park North, the latest building in Jonathan Rose Co. and Malkin Holdings’ mixed-income Metro Green campus opened in July at 695 Atlantic St. The Metro Green Terrace property consists of 131 market-rate and below-market-rate units.

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“This is more like workforce housing, for people who work and have families and are trying to make it,” Julie Rodriguez, an asset manager for Jonathan Rose, said in a recent interview. “It’s a little different than your typical low-income housing.”

Stamford is also expanding its housing for senior citizens. At the edge of the downtown, at 14 2nd St., LCB Senior Living is constructing a 96-unit building. Building work is scheduled to be completed in May.

The five-floor facility would represent the first of its kind built in the past 20 years in Stamford, according to LCB.

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“It will feel like a five-star hotel; it will not feel like any other assisted living in the area,” Terry Jackson, The Residence’s executive director, said at a Nov. 15 construction ceremony. “There’s going to be nothing like it, and the seniors in the Stamford area just flat-out deserve it.”